JPH05347694A - Communication management information processing unit for facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To properly perform communication management information by storing the communication management information at every communication management information and outputting automatically the communication management information at every preset time interval. CONSTITUTION:An output time interval designation key 10 commands setting of an output time interval and a ten-key of an operation key board 8 is used to designate the output time interval. Then the output time interval is stored in a setting time data storage area of a RAM 14 and a timer counter 16 is set and timer count is started and a management data counter of the RAM 14 is cleared. Then when a telephone number of a destination or a sender is detected by a detection coil 18. The detected destination telephone number information/sender telephone number information is stored in a telephone number information storage area of the RAM 14 and year, mouth, day and time information of a clock circuit 15 stored in the transmission reception separate information storage area in the RAM 14 fed from the control section 4 to a CPU 12 is stored in the RAM 14.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication management information processing device for a facsimile machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a communication management information processing apparatus of a facsimile machine, as described in Japanese Patent Application No. 1-187569 (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-53656), communication management information for each communication is stored. It is known to manage communication management information by storing it in a device and automatically outputting the communication management information at every preset interval time.

[0003]

However, if the interval time for outputting the communication management information is not set to an appropriate time, if the number of times of communication processing is large, the communication management information overflows in the storage device and is output before it is output. If the information is lost or the number of communication processes is small, there is almost no information in the storage device, and the recording paper is wasted by outputting it. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem, and according to the storage status of communication management information stored in a storage device,
An object of the present invention is to provide a communication management information processing apparatus that efficiently manages communication management information by varying the interval time for outputting the communication management information.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides storage means for storing communication management information for each communication and interval time for outputting the communication management information stored in this storage means. Setting means for setting, detecting means for detecting that the output interval time set by the setting means has elapsed, and stored in the storage means when the output interval time is detected by the detecting means. In a communication management information processing device of a facsimile machine, which is provided with an instruction means for instructing to read the communication management information, when the output interval time is detected by the detection means, the information is stored in the storage means. Determining means for determining whether or not the number of communication management information has reached a preset number, and the number of the communication management information has reached the preset number by the determining means. When non to have been determined in which a control means for extending the output interval time.

[0005]

According to the above configuration, the communication management information for each communication is stored in the storage means, and when the detection means detects that the output interval time set by the setting means has elapsed, the stored communication is stored. The management information is read by a read instruction from the instruction means, and at this time, the determination means checks whether or not the number of the communication management information has reached a preset number. Then, when it is determined that the number of the communication management information has not reached the preset number,
At that time, the control means does not output the information, but the control means increases the interval time for outputting the communication management information.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a communication management information processing apparatus of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The facsimile apparatus main body 1 for transmitting and receiving image data demodulates a signal received via a control unit 4 which is a microcomputer including a controller 2 and a RAM 3 and a telephone line 5, and modulates a transmission signal from the control unit 4. A facsimile modem (hereinafter referred to as a modem) 6, an image reading unit 7 that reads image data of a transmission document and sends the image signal to the control unit 4, and an operation keyboard 8 having various operation keys such as a numeric keypad. , And RAM
A printer 9 such as a thermal printer that outputs the image data and communication management information stored in FIG.

The controller 2 controls the image data to be transmitted / received according to a predetermined transmission / reception procedure according to the CCITT recommendation. The RAM 3 stores image data read by the image reading unit 7 and binarized, image data received via the telephone line 5 and demodulated by the modem 6, and the like. The transmission data stored in the RAM 3 is modulated by the modem 6 and then transmitted, and the reception data stored in the RAM 3 is read from the RAM 3 for each line of stored data, supplied to the printer 9, and recorded. It The operation keyboard 8 includes an output interval time instruction key 10 for instructing the setting of an interval time (hereinafter referred to as an output interval time) for outputting communication management information, in addition to a dial key and the like.

On the other hand, the communication management information processing apparatus 11 includes a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) 12, a ROM 13 in which a program for controlling the entire apparatus is stored, a RAM 14 for storing communication management information, etc. , A clock circuit 15 for outputting month, day and time information, a timer / counter 16 for measuring an output interval time, and a character generator 1.
Equipped with 7.

The CPU 12 uses the output interval time instruction key 10
The output interval time value designated by the ten key of the operation keyboard 8 is stored in the RAM 14 in response to the instruction. Further, the CPU 12 is connected with a detection coil 18 for detecting the destination telephone number information and the source telephone number information from the signal flowing through the telephone line 5, and the detection telephone number information detected by the detection coil 18 and the transmission telephone number information are transmitted. / The year, month, day, and time information by the clock circuit 15 at the time of reception or at the time of detection is read and stored in the RAM 14. Further, the RAM 14 stores the received document number information, the transmission filer information / the reception filer information at the time of transmission from the control unit 4, and the RAM 14 receives the transmission end information / reception end information.
Stored data read from the character generator 1
In cooperation with 7, the dots are developed into dots for printing on the printer 9 and applied to the printer 9 to print the communication management information.

The operation of the communication management information processing apparatus 11 of the facsimile apparatus thus configured will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. The output interval time instruction key 10 is instructed to set the output interval time, and
When the output interval time is designated by the ten-key pad of the operation keyboard 8, the output interval time value is stored in the set interval time data storage area of the RAM 14, and the timer / counter 16 is set (S1), and the timer timing is measured. It is started (S2). Next, the management data counter in the RAM 14 is cleared (S3), and the process proceeds to S4.

In S4, it is determined whether or not the telephone number of the transmission destination or the transmission source is detected by the detection coil 18, and if the telephone number is not detected (NO in S4), S
Proceed to 13. If the phone number is detected (YES in S4
S), the detected destination telephone number information / source telephone number information is stored in the telephone number information storage area of the RAM 14, and the transmission / reception type information supplied from the control unit 4 to the CPU 12 is the transmission / reception type information storage of the RAM 14. It is stored in the area (S5). Further, the year, month, day and time information output from the clock circuit 15 is stored in the time information storage area of the RAM 14 (S6).

Subsequent to S6, the page counter in the RAM 14 is cleared (S7), and the data stored in the page counter is incremented by "+1" in response to the original number signal output every time one original is read during transmission. (S8). Next, the transmission filer information / reception filer information is stored in the filer information storage area of the RAM 14 (S9). S9
Then, it is checked whether or not the transmission / reception end signal is output (S10). If the transmission / reception end signal is not output (NO in S10), the process returns to S8, and the transmission / reception end signal is output. The loop of S8, S9, and S10 is repeated until the transmission / reception end signal is output (Y at S10).
ES), and proceed to S11. Therefore, the stored data in the page count area is the number-of-transmitted-data / the number-of-received-data when transmitting / receiving, and when there is a filler during transmission / reception, that fact is stored in the filler information storage area. become. The original number signal and the filer information are output from the control unit 4 to the CPU 12.

When the management data counter in the RAM 14 is incremented by "1" in S11, it is then checked whether the management data counter has reached the maximum value of the manageable data number (S12). When the maximum value is reached (S12
If YES, the process proceeds to S17, the oldest management data is erased, the management data count is set to "-1", and the management data storage area for the next communication is secured. If the maximum value is not reached (NO in S12) and the telephone number is not detected in S4, the timer / counter 16
It is determined whether the value of the up counter has reached the output interval time value stored in the set interval time data storage area of the RAM 14, that is, whether the set output interval time has elapsed (S13). If it has not elapsed (NO in S13), the process returns to S4, and the same processing is repeated thereafter. In S13, when the output interval time has elapsed (YES in S13), it is checked whether the management data counter is ½ or more of the maximum value of the manageable data number (S14), and ½ of the maximum value. If not (NO in S14), the timer / counter is reset (S
15), the procedure returns to S4, and the same processing is repeated.

When the management data counter is equal to or more than 1/2 of the maximum value of the manageable data number in S14 (YES in S14), and when the management data counter reaches the maximum value of the manageable data number in S12. Proceeds to S16. In S16, the telephone number information stored in the telephone number information storage area of the RAM 14, the transmission / reception information stored in the transmission / reception information storage area, the year, month, date and time information stored in the time information storage area, The information on the number of documents stored in the page count and the information stored in the filer information storage area are read. Then, the characters in the character generator 17 are designated by using the read information as the character selection data, and the dots in the first row in the dot group forming the designated character string are sequentially developed in the RAM 3 for each row, and the printer 9 supplied with RA
The character string corresponding to the information read from M14 will be printed. When printing is completed, the process returns to S3, and the same processing is repeated. It should be noted that space between characters in the row direction, space between information in the row direction, and space between the character rows in the column direction are also formed by inserting space dots as is well known.

In the configuration of the above embodiment, the communication management information is output when the management data counter reaches the maximum value before the set time for outputting the communication management information elapses. Therefore, the communication management information is stored in the RAM 14. Communication management information is R
It is prevented that the data is lost beyond the storage capacity of the AM 14. Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the error at the time of communication forming a part of the communication management information is used as the firer information is illustrated, but it is changed to the error at the time of communication and the error does not occur at the time of communication. The detected error-free information may be used. Further, the determination criterion in S14 may be a value other than 1/2.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the communication management information for each communication is stored, and the communication management information is
The communication management information is managed by automatically outputting it at preset intervals. Further, when the set output interval time elapses, it is determined whether the number of pieces of communication management information accumulated in the storage device has reached a preset number, and the communication management information is stored according to the storage status of the communication management information. The interval time for outputting information can be lengthened. As a result, the communication management information can be efficiently managed, and it is possible to prevent the communication management information accumulated in the storage device from being output and wasting the recording paper.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication management information processing device of a facsimile device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the communication management information processing apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the communication management information processing apparatus of this embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Output Interval Time Instruction Key 12 CPU 14 RAM 16 Timer / Counter

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit for storing communication management information for each communication, a setting unit for setting an interval time for outputting the communication management information stored in the storage unit, and an output interval set by the setting unit. A detection means for detecting the passage of time, and an instruction means for instructing to read the communication management information stored in the storage means when the detection means detects the passage of the output interval time. In the communication management information processing device of the facsimile apparatus, when the detection means detects that the output interval time has elapsed, the number of pieces of communication management information accumulated in the storage means has reached a preset number. Determining means for determining whether or not the output interval time is lengthened when it is determined by the determining means that the number of the communication management information has not reached a preset number. A communication management information processing apparatus for a facsimile machine, characterized by comprising: